instrument
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT An instrument is a tool or device that is used to do a particular task, especially a scientific task. 器械
...instruments for cleaning and polishing teeth. …清洁和抛光牙齿的各种器械。
2. N-COUNT A musical instrument is an object such as a piano, guitar, or flute, which you play in order to produce music. 乐器
Learning a musical instrument introduces a child to an understanding of music. 学习一种乐器能引导孩子对音乐有所了解。
3. N-COUNT An instrument is a device that is used for making measurements of something such as speed, height, or sound, for example, on a ship or plane or in a car. 仪器
The design of crucial instruments on the control panel will have to be improved. 控制板上关键仪器的设计必须要改进。
4. N-COUNT Something that is an instrument for achieving a particular aim is used by people to achieve that aim. 手段
The veto has been a traditional instrument of diplomacy for centuries. 数世纪以来，否决已经成为一种传统的外交手段。
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instrument /ˈɪnstrəmənt/ (instruments)
剑桥词典
- When a piece of music is recorded , each instrument is recorded separately on a 24- or 48-track tape .
- If you want to learn to play a musical instrument, it might be a good idea to begin on something simple .
- This wooden instrument is the ancestor of the modern metal flute .
- The family all play instruments - they're all very musical .
- The trumpet and trombone are brass instruments.
- The main instruments are in the centre of the control panel .
- The doctor used a sharp instrument to dig a piece of glass out of my finger .
- Lewis estimates that 40 to 80 percent of dentists actually autoclave their instruments as they should.
- The museum has a large collection of vicious medieval torture instruments.
- The instrument panel was brightly illuminated .
instrument noun [C] (MUSIC)
A2 (also musical instrument)an object , such as a piano , guitar , or drum , that is played to produce musical sounds
乐器
Which instrument do you play ? 你演奏哪一种乐器？
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instrument noun [C] (TOOL)
a tool or other device , especially one without electrical power , used for performing a particular piece of work器械
surgical instruments 外科手术器械
instruments of torture 刑具
The man's injuries had obviously been caused by a blunt instrument. 这人的伤口显然是由钝器所致。
a device used for measuring speed , height , etc. in vehicles , especially aircraft
（尤指飞机上的）仪器，仪表
the instrument panel 仪表板
The lightning had damaged the plane's instruments, and they weren't giving any readings . 闪电击毁了飞机的仪表，上面什么数据都显示不出来。
C2 formal
a way of achieving or causing something
手段
He saw the theatre as an instrument of change - a way of forcing people to consider social and political issues . 他把戏剧看作变革的手段——一种迫使人们考虑社会及政治问题的方法。
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instrument noun [C] (FINANCE)
a type of investment in a company or in government debt that can be traded on the financial markets
可以在金融市场上进行交易的投资（或政府债券）
They trade in the debt instruments of developing countries . 他们对发展中国家的债卷进行交易。
increasingly complex financial instruments 越来越复杂的财务债券 返回 instrument